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Music Gucci Mane Gifts Pooh Shiesty Some Green New Wheels Pooh Shiesty recives a kingly gift from Gucci Mane, a distinctive green Jeep lovingly dubbed "the Slimemobile." By Mitch Findlay February 19, 2021
Music Pop Smoke's Mother Sympathizes With Families Of Her Son's Murderers Pop Smoke's mother Audrey Jackson hit the Breakfast Club today to discuss her son's legacy and her new anti-gun violence initiative. By Joshua Robinson February 19, 2021
Music D Smoke Opens Up His "Best Rap Album" Grammy Nom Coming off the first Grammy nomination of his career, D Smoke opens up about being nominated alongside Royce Da 5'9, Nas, Jay Electronica, and Freddie Gibbs. By Mitch Findlay February 19, 2021
Music Megan Thee Stallion Has "OG" Ambitions Megan Thee Stallion foretells her rise from riising Houston rapper to a bonafide OG in the annals of female rap history. By Mitch Findlay February 19, 2021
Music Takashi Murakami Reveals Unrealized Juice WRLD Anime Collab In an interview with Genius News, Takashi Murakami revealed that the late Juice WRLD had approached him for an anime project weeks prior to his death. By Joshua Robinson February 19, 2021
Music Pop Smoke Remembered On 1-Year Anniversary Of His Death Pop Smoke was tragically killed one year ago today. By Alex Zidel February 19, 2021
Original Content DJ Khalil On How Kendrick Lamar Influences Him, Dr. Dre Update & Timbaland Controversy DJ Khalil details meeting Dr. Dre at his sister’s birthday party, the art of sampling, working with Kendrick Lamar, and why hip-hop is an extension of jazz music. By Aron A. February 19, 2021
Music Eminem Takes It Back To '99 With Dr. Dre Tribute Post In honor of Dr. Dre's fifty-sixth birthday, longtime friend and collaborator Eminem took a moment to share some kind words. By Mitch Findlay February 19, 2021
Music Sean Paul Denies Saying Jay-Z Was Jealous Of Beyoncé Collab After Comments Went Viral The Dancehall icon sat down with us and exclusively detailed how his words were taken out of context after his appearance on a radio station caused a stir. By Erika Marie February 18, 2021
Music Meek Mill Isn't Quite Finished Addressing Recent Backlash Over Kobe Bryant Lyric He faced pushback over a "choppa" line in a snippet shared online, and Meek's returned with a few more thoughts. By Erika Marie February 18, 2021
Music Videos Eminem Blesses Fans With Remastered Videos For "The Eminem Show" Eminem is playing on people's nostalgia with his latest effort. By Alexander Cole February 18, 2021
Music Reggae Phenomenon U-Roy Passes Away At 78 U-Roy, one of the pioneers of reggae and dancehall music, has reportedly passed away at the age of 78. By Joshua Robinson February 18, 2021